IMDb: Most Popular People Born In 1908 Most Popular People Born In 1908 1-50 of 1,993 names. Sort by: STARmeter▲ | A-Z | Height | Birth Date | Death Date 1. James Stewart Actor, It's a Wonderful Life James Stewart was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition for The Philadelphia Story and receiving an Academy Lifetime Achievement award. Stewart was named the third greatest male screen legend of the Golden Age Hollywood by the American Film Institute. He was a major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract star... 2. Dennis Morgan Actor, Christmas in Connecticut Dennis Morgan was born Stanley Morner in the small town of Prentice, Wisconsin. His first jobs in Hollywood were mostly bit parts, but he scored big after playing opposite Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle . He starred in films like My Wild Irish Rose (1947)_, God Is My Co-Pilot and The Very Thought of You . He teamed up with buddy Jack Carson to do Two Guys from Milwaukee ... 3.

Don Ameche Actor, Cocoon Don Ameche was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career... 4. Mae Questel Actress, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Her Orthodox Jewish family were totally adverse to her having an entertainment career. Her parents and grandparents forced her to leave the Theatre Guild school (New York) while still a teenager and had their wills drawn up accordingly so as to discourage this career choice. Studied drama at Columbia University, and belonged to the American Theatre Wing... 5. Bette Davis Actress, All About Eve Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Ruth Augusta (Favor) and Harlow Morrell Davis, a patent attorney. Her parents divorced when she was 10. She and her sister were raised by their mother. Her early interest was dance.

To Bette, dancers led a glamorous life, but then she discovered the stage... 6. Fred MacMurray Actor, My Three Sons Fred MacMurray was likely the most underrated actor of his generation. True, his earliest work is mostly dismissed as pedestrian, but no other actor working in the 1940s and 50s was able to score so supremely whenever cast against type. Frederick Martin MacMurray was born in Kankakee, Illinois, to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray... 7. Billie Bird Actress, Home Alone Vaudeville comedienne Billie Bird Sellen was discovered at an orphanage at the age of eight years and hired to tour theater circuits with a vaudeville troupe. During the Vietnam War she accompanied 12 USO tours entertaining the troops in the war zone in the 1960s and 1970s. She had worked as recently as 1995 when she appeared in Jury Duty ... 8. Eve Arden Actress, Our Miss Brooks Eve was born just north of San Francisco in Mill Valley and was interested in show business from an early age.

At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor roles... 9. Carole Lombard Actress, To Be or Not to Be Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 6, 1908. Her parents divorced in 1916 and her mother took the family on a trip out West. While there they decided to settle down in the Los Angeles area. After being spotted playing baseball in the street with the neighborhood boys by a film director... 10. Penny Singleton Actress, The Jetsons Her father was Irish Philadelphian newspaperman, Benny McNulty. He was related to Jim Farley Roosevelt's campaign managers and later Postmaster General. As a child, she sang songs at a silent movie theater. After the sixth grade she joined a touring vaudeville act called "The Kiddie Kabaret." Billed as Penny McNulty... 11.

Buddy Ebsen Actor, The Beverly Hillbillies Buddy Ebsen began his career as a dancer in the late 1920s in a Broadway chorus. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen , which also appeared on Broadway. In 1935 he and his sister went to Hollywood, where they were signed for the first of MGM's Eleanor Powell movies, Broadway Melody of 1936 ... 12. Rex Harrison Actor, My Fair Lady Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the Liverpool Rep Theatre was nearly his last - dashing across the stage to say his one line... 13. Laurence Naismith Actor, Diamonds Are Forever The British charactor actor Laurence Naismith was a Merchant Marine seaman before becoming an actor.

He made his London stage debut in 1927 in the chorus of the musical "Oh, Boy." Three years later, he joined the Bristol Repertory and remained with them until the outbreak of World War II. After serving nine years in the Royal Artillery (with the final rank of Acting Battery Commander)... 14. Lew Ayres Actor, All Quiet on the Western Front Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss , but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front that was his big break... 15. Milton Berle Self, The Milton Berle Show Milton Berle was born Milton Berlinger on July 12, 1908, in New York City. He was educated at New York Professional Children's School and began performing at age 5. His first stage appearance was in "Florodora" in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

He appeared at the Palace Theater in New York in 1931, then in nightclubs and theaters... 16. David Lean Director, Lawrence of Arabia An important British filmmaker, David Lean was born in Croydon in 1908 and brought up in a strict Quaker family (ironically, as a child he wasn't allowed to go to the movies). During the 1920s he briefly considered the possibility of becoming an accountant like his father before finding a job at Gaumont British Studios in 1927... 17. Mel Blanc Actor, The Flintstones Mel Blanc, known as "The Man of Thousand Voices" is regarded as the most prolific actor to ever work in Hollywood with over a thousand screen credits. He developed and performed nearly 400 distinct character voices with precision and a uniquely expressive vocal range. The legendary specialist from radio programs... 18. John Mills Actor, Gandhi Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, at the Watts Naval Training College in North Elmham, Norfolk, England.

The young Mills grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother was a theater box-office manager... 19. Ethel Merman Actress, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Born in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City, Ethel Merman was surely the pre-eminent star of 'Broadway' musical comedy. Though untrained in singing, she could belt out a song like quite no one else, and was sought after by major songwriters such as Irving Berlin and Cole Porter . Having debuted in 1930 in "Girl Crazy... 20. Imogene Coca Self, Your Show of Shows Imogene Coca is best remembered for playing opposite Sid Caesar in the live 90-minute Your Show of Shows , which ran every Saturday night in regular season on NBC from February 1950 to June 1954. Their repertoire of comedy acts included the very memorable, hilarious, timeless and irreconcilable married couple Charlie and Doris Hickenlooper... 21.

Van Heflin Actor, Shane Craggy-faced, dependable star character actor Van Heflin never quite made the Hollywood "A" list, but made up for what he lacked in appearance with hard work, charisma and solid acting performances. He was born Emmett Evan Heflin in Oklahoma in December 1910, the son of Fanny Bleecker (Shippey) and Emmett Evan Heflin... 22. Buster Crabbe Actor, Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected. Paramount Pictures put him in King of the Jungle as Kaspa, the Lion Man (after a book of that title but clearly a copy of the Tarzan stories)... 23. William Hartnell Actor, Doctor Who William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras station in London.

In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states. At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker... 24. Morey Amsterdam Self, The Hollywood Squares Born in Chicago, Morey Amsterdam started in vaudeville at the age of 14, as a straight man for his piano-playing brother. His father, a concert violinist who worked with the Chicago Opera and the San Francisco Symphony, wanted Morey to pursue a career in classical music but Morey had other plans. By the time he was 16... 25. Paul Henreid Actor, Casablanca The son of aristocratic banker Baron Carl Alphons and Marie Luise von Hernried, Paul grew up in Vienna and studied at the prestigious Maria Theresa Academy (graduating in 1927) and the Institute of Graphic Arts. For four years, he worked as translator and book designer for a publishing outfit run by Otto Preminger ... 26.

Paul Stewart Actor, Citizen Kane Esteemed character actor Paul Stewart had a pair of the coldest orbs in town and made his living for decades playing dark, callous, shiftless villains, including a vast number of mobsters. Not a well-known name per se, he was nevertheless a reliable actor who seemed to have been born for the film noir and gangland crime drama genre with his premature silvery hair... 27. Ian Fleming Writer, Casino Royale Ian Fleming an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917... 28. Lionel Stander Actor, Hart to Hart Lionel Stander, the movie character actor with the great gravelly voice, was born on January 11th, 1908 in The Bronx borough of New York City. Stander's acting career was derailed when he was blacklisted during the 1950s after being exposed as a Communist Party member during the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings...

29. Bernard Lee Actor, Dr. No Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular character player in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut at age six and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He first appeared on the West End stage in London in 1928... 30. Gwili Andre Actress, Secrets of the French Police Danish-born Gwili Andre was a blonde beauty who had the talent and the looks necessary for the big time, but somehow just couldn't put everything together and was mired in B pictures (e.g., Secrets of the French Police , Roar of the Dragon ) for most of her career. After retiring from the screen, she died in an apartment fire in 1959. 31. Karl Swenson Actor, The Sword in the Stone Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was born in Brooklyn and started his four-decade career on radio.

Throughout the late 30s and 40s, his voice could be heard all over the airwaves, appearing in scores of daytime serials ("Lorenzo Jones") and mystery dramas ("Inner Sanctum Mysteries")... 32. Jack Gilford Actor, Cocoon Jack Gilford was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Yankel Gellman. He began his career in the Amateur Nights of the 1930s moving on to nightclubs as an innovative comedian doing satire and pantomime. He was a regular at the Greenwich Village nightspot, Cafe Society and hosted shows featuring Zero Mostel ... 33. Anna Magnani Actress, Roma città aperta Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt, as some biographies claim), on March 7, 1908. She was the illegitimate child of Marina Magnani and an unknown father, often said to be from Alexandria, Egypt, but whom Anna herself claimed was from the Calabria region of Italy although she never knew his name... 34.

Arthur O'Connell Actor, Anatomy of a Murder Though veteran character actor Arthur O'Connell was born in New York City in 1908, he looked as countrified as apple pie, looking ever more comfy in overalls than he ever did in a suit. He made his stage debut in the mid 1930s and came into contact with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. As a result, he earned the bit role of a reporter in the final scenes of Citizen Kane (1941)... 35. Michael Redgrave Actor, The Lady Vanishes Sir Michael Redgrave was of the generation of English actors that gave the world the legendary John Gielgud , Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier , Britain three fabled "Theatrical Knights" back in the days when a knighthood for thespian was far more rare than it is today. A superb actor, Redgrave... 36. Linda Watkins Actress, One Life to Live 37. Lupe Velez Actress, The Girl from Mexico Together with Dolores del Rio , Ramon Novarro , Lupe Velez and José Mojica as among the few Mexican people who made history in the early years of Hollywood.

Vélez career began in Mexico City, where she lived with her mother and sisters. In 1925, while working in a clothes store, Vélez caught the attention of three theatrical managers who were impressed by her beauty and grace... 38. Robert Morley Actor, The African Queen English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany, France and Italy. His family planned for him to go into the diplomatic service but he liked the idea of acting more. After studying at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London he appeared on the London stage in 1929 and in 1938 he first appeared on Broadway as the lead in Oscar Wilde... 39. Claire Dodd Actress, Roberta She was born Dorothy Anne Dodd on December 29, 1908, in Des Moines, Iowa while her mother was on a trip. This did not appeal to her Southern pride so she said she was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she was actually raised. Her father was a doctor who abandoned her and her mother before she was ten years old... 40. Dick Purcell Actor, King of the Zombies 42.

Alan Baxter Actor, Judgment at Nuremberg Before there was an Alan Ladd , there was another furtive-eyed, baby-faced, cigarette-dangling villain named Alan, impacting the movie scene with his various colorless and cold-hearted thugs, mobsters and killers. Dark-haired, bullet-headed actor Alan Baxter earned a noticeable degree of popularity back in the late 30s and 40s with his various despicables... 43. Barbara Luddy Actress, Sleeping Beauty 44. Virginia Cherrill Actress, City Lights Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for her debut in City Lights . She met husband Cary Grant at the premiere of Blonde Venus and stopped working after their marriage in 1933... 45. Rufe Davis Actor, Petticoat Junction 46. Nedra Volz Actress, 10 An apple dumpling of a darling, character actress Nedra Volz had one of those slightly vacant, twinkly-eyed faces absolutely designed for light sitcoms and commercial work.

Although she didn't come into her own until past retirement age, she enjoyed a solid two-decade ride delightfully amusing audiences all over... 47. Walter Burke Actor, All the King's Men Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor whose small stature and wizened features made him resemble a leprechaun (a role which he played on more than one occasion). Probably best known as Willie Stark's bodyguard in All the King's Men . 48. Sir Rex Harrison | British actor | Britannica.com Sir Rex Harrison Alternative Title: Reginald Carey Harrison Sir Rex Harrison Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton Sir Rex Harrison, original name Reginald Carey Harrison (born March 5, 1908, Huyton , Lancashire , Eng.—died June 2, 1990, New York , N.Y., U.S.), English stage and film actor, best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen in sophisticated comedies and social satires. Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964).

© 1964 Warner Brothers, Inc.; photograph from a private collection After graduating from secondary school at age 16, Harrison began a stage apprenticeship with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. He first appeared on the London stage in 1930, the same year his first film, The Great Game, was released. Throughout the 1930s, Harrison divided his time nearly equally between the stage and the screen, scoring a noted stage success with his role in Noël Coward’s Design for Living (1939–41). During World War II , Harrison served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He achieved stardom after the war with highly praised roles in the films Blithe Spirit and The Rake’s Progress (both 1945). His first American film was the popular Anna and the King of Siam (1946). From the late 1940s through most of the ’50s, Harrison spent much of his time on the New York stage. Harrison won a Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days (1948–49).

His greatest stage triumph came during the 1956–59 seasons with his portrayal of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady , Lerner and Loewe ’s musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw ’s Pygmalion. Because he was hopeless as a singer—Loewe once remarked that Harrison had a vocal range of one and a half notes—Harrison developed a technique of talking his way through songs that proved highly effective. For his performance, he won his second Tony Award. He repeated the role for Warner Brothers’s lavish 1964 screen adaptation and was awarded the Oscar for best actor. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady (1956). Bettmann/Corbis Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn in the screen adaptation of My Fair Lady … Courtesy of Warner Brothers, Inc. Audrey Hepburn with Rex Harrison (left) in My Fair Lady (1964).

© 1964 Warner Brothers, Inc.; photograph from a private collection Britannica Stories Rex Harrison - TV.com Rex Harrison 3/5/1908, Huyton-with-Roby, Lancashire, NW England, UK Died EDIT Rex Harrison, stage and screen actor, was born March 5, 1908 in Lancashire, England. Although born Reginald Carey Harrison, he changed his name to Rex, meaning "king," as a boy.

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/51 S 1: Ep 31 4/8/1951 4/8/51 S 1: Ep 28 3/18/1951 3/18/51 S 2: Ep 22 February 3, 1951 2/3/51 S 2: Ep 27 The Walking Stick 3/20/50 S 1: Ep 3 March 11, 1950 3/11/50 Become a contributor Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload.

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However he is probably most famous for the part of "Doctor Who" which he played on TV for seven years. Tom Bell A Liverpool actor playing a part in "Dead Man's Cards", a film shot in Liverpool. Anthony Booth Born 1937, he is famous for his part in the TV sit-com "To Death Us Do Part" (the US version is known as "All in the Family"). He is the father of Cherie Booth , wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair. His great great grandfather was Algernon Booth whose nephew was John Wilkes Booth , infamous for being President Abraham Lincoln's assassin. In New York City, there is a "Booth Theater" opened 1913, which was built in memory of another actor of this family, Edwin Booth the brother of John Wilkes Booth . Kim Cattrall Kim is probably most famous for her part as "Samantha" in "Sex and the City". Born in Liverpool, Cattrall's parents immigrated the family to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, when the future actress was three years old.

After returning to England at age 11 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Cattrall finished high school in Vancouver, and at age 16 struck out on her own after winning a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Craig Charles Born 1964, he is famous for playing the character "Dave Lister" in the TV series "Red Dwarf". Margi Clarke Actress born 1954 in Liverpool. Kenneth Cope Liverpool born, Kenneth was friends with Norman Rossington. As well as various films, he has been in "Coronation Street", "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)" and "The Avengers". Terence Davies Born in Liverpool in 1945. A sucessful film maker as well as an actor. Shiela Fay She was born in Liverpool and married fellow actor Ken Jones. John Gregson Born in Liverpool in 1919 and was in many films during the period 1948 to 1971 including "Genevieve" and "The Titfield Thundrbolt" both in 1953.

His first film in 1948 was "Scott of the Antarctic". Deryck Guyler Deryck was born 1919 at Wallasey. He joined the Liverpool Rep in 1935 and was a member of Tommy Handley's "ITMA" team. In 1964 he was in the Beatles movie, "A Hard Days Night" and also played the school janitor in the TV sit-com "Please Sir". Pearl Hackney She was a "Windmill Girl" in London but developed her acting career in Liverpool. Pearl was in many films between 1950 and 1987 and on TV between 1960 and 1981 including playing the part of "Daisy Hibbert" in "Coronation Street". She was also in "Z Cars" and "The Wackers". She was married to actor and comedian Eric Barker, star of several "Carry On" films. During the 1950s, my parents and I lived in her monther's house in Liverpool 18. Their daughter, Petronella married actor Anthony Hopkins.

Rex Harrison (Sir) A famous actor both in films and on the stage he was born Reginald Carey Harrison , on 5th March 1908, in Huyton. He attended Liverpool College before joining the Liverpool Repertory Theatre in 1924 at the age of 16, making his theatre debut the same year. He remained a member of the company for over twenty years. Ian Hart A Liverpool born actor who has played a number of interesting roles both on TV and in films. He has played John Lennon twice and appears in Courtney Cox's TV series "Dirt" as "Don Konky" the photographer for a tabloid magazine. Geoffrey Hughes He was born in 1944 at Wallasey and started his acting career at the theatre. He has been in many TV shows including the long running soap opera "Coronation Street" and as "Onslow" in the sit-com "Keeping UP Appearances". Jason Isaacs Jason was born in Liverpool in 1963 and has appeared in many films since 1989 including the "Harry Potter" series.

Glenda Jackson Born at Birkenhead in 1936 and double oscar winner before retiring from acting to go in to politics. Ken Jones Another Liverpool actor. He played one of the characters in "Porridge" and married fellow Liverpool actress Shiela Fay. Jack Marsden Liverpool born, Jack has been in films sine 1993 and has appeared on TV including in "Heartbeat". Paul McGann Was born in Liverpool in 1959 and has appeared in many films since 1983. Derek Nimmo Born in Liverpool in 1930. John Robinson John was born in 1908 in Liverpool and appeared in many films from 1936 up to 1972. Norman Rossington Norman was born in 1928 in Liverpool and appeared in his first film called "Three Men In A Boat" in 1956. Later he appeared in the "Carry On" films. He first got interested in acting when at age 19 he went to a church social with friend Kenneth Cope and took part in a sketch for a joke.

Norman is unique in being the only actor to have played alongside both "The Beatles" (in "A Hard Days Night" in 1964) and Elvis Presley (in "Double Trouble" in 1967). Leonard Rossiter A well known character actor born in Liverpool in 1926. He died young in 1984 in a dressing room of the "Lyric Theatre" in London. His first TV sit-com was "Rising Damp" which ran from 1974 to 1978. His first movie was "Kind of Loving" in 1962. He was also well known through the TV commercials he did for Cinzano with Joan Collins. (Katherine) Patricia Routledge She was born in 1929 at Birkenhead and read English at Liverpool University. Her acting debut started in 1952 at the Liverpool Playhouse in "A midsummer NIghts Dream" but she is probably most well known for playing "Hyacinth Bucket" in "Keeping Up Appearances".

As a youngster Patricia once swept floors when Andrew Sachs (who played "Manuel" in "Fawlty Towers" was stage manager at Liverpool Repertory Theatre. She later starred in a play he wrote. Alexei Sayle A comedian who played a part in "Carry on Columbus" and the 1980s BBC TV sit-com "Young Ones". Andrew Schofield Liverpool actor appearing since 1978. Alison Steadman Born Liverpool. Clive Swift Born in Liverpool in 1936. Clive has been in many films and TV shows since 1963 including perhaps most well known of all, the part of "Hyacinth's" husband "Richard Bucket" in "Keeping Up Appearances" in 1990s. Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson was born in Blackpool in 1939 but has spent most of his life in Liverpool. He was appeared in many films and TV shows since 1981 including (on TV) the series "Roughnecks" and sit-com "The Royale Family" and in movies such as "Formula 51" (AKA "51st State").

Rita Tushingham Rita was born at Garston in 1940 and attended the La Sagesse Convent School in Liverpool. She has been in numerous films since 1961 and has also played many varied parts on TV. Cathy Tyson She was raised in Liverpool. Michael Williams The actor who married actress Judi Dench and was brought-up in Liverpool. Second Generation Liverpolitans Halle Berry Famous for playing a "Bond Girl", her mother is from Liverpool. Bernard Lee Probably most famous for playing "M" in James Bond films, his mother was Liverpool born while his father an Irish actor. Bernard also played a Liverpool father in the movie Beyond This Place in 1959. Mike Myers Mike was born in Canada but both of his parents are from Liverpool. His father was a Liverpool salesman on whom he loosely based his "Austin Powers" character. Mike is a fanatical Liverpool Football Club supporter. Basil Rathbone Basil had a long film career and is perhaps most famous for playing Sherlock Holmes. He was the son of Edgar Philip Rathbone of Liverpool. As a teenager he worked for an insurance company in Liverpool.

Reginald Carey Harrison (1908 - 1990) - Genealogy Reginald Carey Harrison in New York, New York, USA Place of Burial: June 2 1990 - Manhattan, New York, USA Ex-partner: Mar 5 1908 - Huyton Liverpool, Lancashire, ENGLAND, Prescot Death: June 2 1990 - New York City, New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Wife: Mar 5 1908 - Huyton, Merseyside, United Kingdom Death: June 2 1990 - New York, NY, USA Ex-wife: Lilli Marie "Lilli" Palmer (born Peiser) Son: Mar 5 1908 - PRESCOT Lancs Death: William Reginald Harrison, Edith Mary Harrison (born Carey) Sister: Mar 5 1908 - Huyton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: Marjorie Colette HARRISON (born THOMAS) Ex-wife: Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990

) was an English actor of stage and screen.

Harrison won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Youth and stage career Harrison was born in Huyton, Lancashire, and educated at Liverpool College. After a bout of childhood measles, Harrison lost most of the sight in his left eye, which on one occasion caused some on-stage difficulty. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. Harrison's acting career was interrupted during World War II while serving in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He acted in various stage productions until 11 May 1990. He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role. He alternated appearances in London and New York in such plays as Bell, Book and Candle (1950), Venus Observed, The Cocktail Party, The Kingfisher, and The Love of Four Colonels, which he also directed. He won his first Tony Award for his appearance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days and international superstardom (and a second Tony Award) for his portrayal of Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, in which he appeared opposite Julie Andrews.

Later appearances included Pirandello's Henry IV, a 1984 appearance at the Haymarket Theatre with Claudette Colbert in Frederick Lonsdale's Aren't We All?, and one on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre presented by Douglas Urbanski, at the Haymarket in J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton with Edward Fox. He returned as Henry Higgins in a highly paid revival of My Fair Lady directed by Patrick Garland in 1981, cementing his association with the plays of George Bernard Shaw which included a Tony nominated performance as Shotover in Heartbreak House, Julius Caesar in Caesar and Cleopatra, and General Burgoyne in a Los Angeles production of The Devil's Disciple. In film Harrison's film debut was in The Great Game (1930), and other notable early films include The Citadel (1938), Night Train to Munich (1940), Major Barbara (1941), Blithe Spirit (1945), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), and The Foxes of Harrow (1947).

He was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the film version of his stage success, 1964 film version of My Fair Lady, based on the Broadway production of the same name (which itself was based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion), for which Harrison won a Best Actor Oscar. He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle. Harrison was not by general terms a singer; thus, the music was generally written to allow for long periods of recitative, generally identified as "speaking to the music." Nevertheless, "Talk to the Animals", which Harrison performed in Doctor Dolittle, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1967. His son, Noel, coincidentally sang the 1968 Oscar winner, "The Windmills of Your Mind". Although excelling in comedy (Noël Coward described him thus: "the best light comedy actor in the world—except for me."), he attracted favourable notices in dramatic roles such as his portrayal of Julius Caesar in Cleopatra (1963) and as Pope Julius II in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), opposite Charlton Heston as Michelangelo.

He also acted in a Hindi film Shalimar alongside Indian Bollywood star Dharmendra.He also appeared as an aging homosexual man opposite Richard Burton as his lover in Staircase (1969). Personal life Harrison was married six times. In 1942 he divorced his first wife, Colette Thomas, and married actress Lilli Palmer the next year; the two later appeared together in numerous plays and films, including The Fourposter. In 1947, while married to Palmer, Harrison began an affair with actress Carole Landis. Landis committed suicide in 1948 after spending the evening with Harrison. Harrison's involvement in the scandal surrounding Landis' death briefly damaged his career and his contract with Fox was ended by mutual consent. Harrison and Lilli Palmer divorced in 1957. That same year, Harrison married actress Kay Kendall. Kendall died of leukemia in 1959. He was subsequently married to Welsh-born Rachel Roberts from 1962 to 1971 (Roberts committed suicide in 1980).

Harrison then married Elizabeth Rees-Williams and, finally, Mercia Tinker, who would become his widow in 1990. Chronology of Harrison's six marriages Colette Thomas, 1934–1942 (divorced); one son, the actor/singer Noel Harrison Lilli Palmer, 1943–1957 (divorced); one son, the novelist/playwright Carey Harrison Kay Kendall, 1957–1959 (her death) Rachel Roberts, 1962–1971 (divorced) Elizabeth Harris, 1971–1975 (divorced); three stepsons, Damian Harris, Jared Harris, and Jamie Harris Mercia Tinker, 1978–1990 (his death) Grandchildren Granddaughters: Cathryn, Harriott, Chloe, Chiara, Rosie, Faith Grandsons: Will, Simon, Sam Death Having retired from films in the late 1970s, Harrison continued to act on Broadway until the end of his life, despite suffering from glaucoma, painful teeth, and a failing memory.

He was nominated for a third Tony Award in 1984 for his performance as Capt. Shotover in the revivial of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House. He followed the show up with two successful pairings with Claudette Colbert, The Kingfisher in 1985 and Aren't We All? in 1986. In 1989 he appeared with Edward Fox in The Admirable Crichton in London.In 1990 he appeared on Broadway in The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham, opposite Glynis Johns and Stewart Granger. He died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Manhattan on June 2, 1990, aged 82. He had been diagnosed with the disease only a short time earlier. His death ended the stage production in which he was appearing at the time, The Circle. Harrison's second autobiography, A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy (ISBN 0553073419), was published posthumously in 1991. Honours and legacy On 25 July 1989 Harrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

An orchestra played the music of songs from My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one at 6906 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to motion pictures, and another at 6380 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to the television industry. Due to his association with the checked wool hat he wore in the Broadway and film versions of My Fair Lady, that style of headware was offcially named "The Rex Harrison". Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the animated series Family Guy, modeled the voice of the character Stewie Griffin after Harrison, after seeing him in the film adaptation of My Fair Lady. Theatre work Liverpool - Genealogy:Harrison Contact In 1682 the "Submission", one of William Penn's fleet of twenty-three ships bound for Chesapeake Bay in North America with immigrants from Liverpool contained three Harrisons. They were James Harrison aged 54, Anna Harrison aged 58 and Agnes Harrison aged 80. The famous Liverpool based shipping company T & J Harrison was a family business founded in 1853. It was managed by Thomas and James Harrison [B21].

Reginald Carey Harrison, otherwise known as "Sir Rex Harrison" was born in Huyton on the 5th of March 1908. The house he lived in, a semi-detached property known as "Derry Lodge" still exists on Tarbock Road and not far away is "Harrison Hey", a road named after him. He became a famous actor both in films and on the stage. Before joining the Liverpool Repertory Theatre in 1924 at the age of 16 and making his theatre debut the same year, he had attended Liverpool College. He remained a member of the repertory company for over twenty years. George Harrison, the youngest member of The Beatles was born on the 25th of February 1943 at Wavertree. George's father Harold Harrison worked as a steward for the Liverpool based shipping company "White Star Line" during the period 1926 to 1936.

Liverpool Picturebook Rex Harrison Rex Harrison The British actor Reginald Carey Harrison, Rex Harrison (1908–90) was born on March 5, 1908, in Tarbock Road, Huyton, and as a young boy changed his name to 'Rex' as it was Latin for king. Liverpool College Cricket Team 1925, 17 year old Rex Harrison standing far right. He was educated at Liverpool College and after catching measles as a child he lost the sight in his left eye. He first took to the stage at the age of 18 at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre, The Playhouse, before moving to the West End. By 1936 he had become a bona fide British star, starring in the Terrence Rattigan play 'French Without Tears', in which he showed himself to be very skilled in black-tie comedy. Liverpool Playhouse During World War II he was a flight lieutenant in the RAF which interrupted his career somewhat, however, he quickly re-established himself with a number of British films, after the war had ended.

In 1942, Harrison divorced his first wife Collette Thomas, whom he had married in 1933, and married German actress Lili Palmer. In 1945 he moved to Hollywood, where his career continued to prosper, starring in 'Blithe Spirit', 'I Live in Grosvenor Square' and 'The Rake's Progress' all in 1945. Among his many roles was that of the king in the 1946 production of 'Anna and the King of Siam'. He was the subject of a scandal in 1947 when actress Carole Landis committed suicide after he had apparently ended their affair, putting a strain on his marriage with his wife Lili Palmer. Rex Harrison had earned the name Sexy Rexy due to his philandering ways. He divorced Lili Palmer, in 1957 so that he could marry terminally ill Kay Kendall and return to Palmer afterwards. Kendall died in 1959, but Lili Palmer did not come back to him.

Harrison will probably be best remembered for his performance as Professor Henry Higgins in the musical 'My Fair Lady', a character he played on Broadway from 1956-1958 and in London in the late 1950s. In 1964 he also picked up an Oscar for his onscreen version of the role. He had previously received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Julius Caesar in 'Cleopatra' in 1963. He also won a Tony award for Best Actor (Dramatic) for his portrayal of Henry VIII in the stage production of 'Anne of the Thousand Days' in 1948. He later played the monarch again in 1952 in an episode of 'Omnibus' about the trial of Anne Boleyn. Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady In 1962, he married Rachel Roberts but this ended in divorce in 1971. Harrison then wed Richard Harris's ex wife Elizabeth in 1971 but this again ended in divorce in 1975.

He continued to act on both the stage and screen in the 1970s and into the 1980s. He published his autobiography, 'Rex', in 1975 and four years later he edited and published an anthology of poetry - 'If Love Be Love'. In 1978, he wed Mercia Tinker who accompanied him to Buckingham Palace to collect his knighthood and they remained happily married until his death. Knighted in 1989, he starred in the Broadway revival of Somerset Maugham's 'The Circle', until one month before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1990. Rex Harrison Documentary Liverpool - Rex Harrison Contact Me Reginald Carey Harrison, otherwise known as "Sir Rex Harrison" was born in Huyton on the 5th of March 1908. The house he lived in, a semi-detached property known as "Derry Lodge" still exists on Tarbock Road and not far away is "Harrison Hey", a road named after him. He became a famous actor both in films and on the stage.

Before joining the Liverpool Repertory Theatre in 1924 at the age of 16 and making his theatre debut the same year, he had attended Liverpool College. He remained a member of the repertory company for over twenty years.

Question: Which stage and screen actor was born in Huyton, Liverpool in 1908?
Answer: REX HARRISON